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The record of aid to fragile and poorly-performing states is the real test of aid effectiveness. Rich countries can justify aid to fragile states both through altruism and self-interest. But, with some exceptions, donors have appeared at the wrong times and with the wrong attitudes, even...
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Supporting its developing member countries (DMCs) affected by fragility and conflict is a high priority for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This is demonstrated by ADB’s adoption of its 2007 approach, which responds to the special challenges faced by DMCs experiencing conditions that are now...
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This paper focuses on the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development (SCADD) for Burkina Faso. It provides an overview of a decade of development, takes stock of the recent performance of Burkina Faso in various areas, and identifies the main challenges. The paper spells out a...
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Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the country’s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda programme, and the Millennium Development...
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This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
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Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime consolidated its power. In view of the absolute majority of the ruling party, its inclination for meaningful constitutional and electoral reforms, as demanded by the opposition...
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urban area size. A regression model combining both time series and cross-sectional data is used to establish the …
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From the Department of Labor, the best survey for flexibility data comes from the Current Population Survey (CPS). The … CPS is a monthly survey of 60,000 households that provides data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons … provide nationally representative estimates. It also has a significant amount of other data, including a large amount of …
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Liberia. Data was collected from few selected cultural spots and analyzed statistically. It was concluded from study that …
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data has grown exponentially. This growth has been driven by the increasing availability of such data, the technological … advancements that make high-frequency trading strategies possible, and the need of practitioners to analyze these data. This … mathematical foundations of stochastic processes, describe the primary characteristics of high-frequency financial data, and …
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